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G THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONS ATLANTA- GA. TUESDAY DECEMBER 9 1884. TWELVE PAGES. WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. Bnttred tt Ue Atlanta FmLOBO, M ???econd-tUn lull Bitter, NoTcmbcr 11,1I7L . Wnkl 1 CwaUturion, SI .its Per Annum. Glut. ot arc, r .00 each; ciola ot ten, ??1.00 each tsd i copj to getter-np ot Club. OUR AGENTS??? PRIZES. Wc call attention to our apeelat prlaea for ajeat. offered in another column. Wc begin with tro In gold to be gired aa prlaea lor the Unseat Hat o' anbacrlbcra amt in bjr June lit, IMS. The drat Jirlte la MO. There are prlaea alao for the preaent month, arbloh nlll he Ultra bj very email c???.uhi Bend In jronr namea aa competitor! for one Ibeao prlaea, and rend In eubacribere. Von can get a prize If yon trill. The Constitution Library m We bare made up a library of ten choice standard books for the benefit of our reader*. We have bought from the publisher* direct 12,000 COPIES OF THESE BOOKS, Which wc offer at leas than half their utual price. The library comprise* Robinson Crusoe, , Iranboe, FUfrim???a Progress, Last of the Mohicans, Arabian Nights, Oliver Twist, Children of the Abbey, Scottish Chiefs, Swiss Family Robin son. 2*,000 League* Under the Bee. These broke are puro, choice and interest ing. Koch book is famous tbo world over. The list embraces such authors as DICKENS, SCOTT, DEFOE, COOPER, PORTER, BUN/AN. A man who has theso books has all the library his family will ever need. They will educate his children, interest bla wife, charm himself and his neighbors. Kach book Is strongly bound in cloth and gold, has large print and illustrations. We offer them, sent post-paid, for 7* cent# each. They retail iu bo??*kitoroe at $1.00 $1.25, boaldcf postage. Wo mail any ono them For 70 Cents, Post-Paid. Kvcry render of Tins Cojcstitutio*'ought to have oue or more ol theno books. They will be a constant revelation of delight to you and your family. HOW BEST TO QET TA l VI If you have $7 to spare send and get the 10 hooka. If you have not. send 70 cents and get one. You can rdd the other* at your leis ure. Get up a club ol 6 or 10 among your neighbors and each ona of you order a differ ent book and lend to each other. THE COLD WINTER DATS ARE COMO And these books will be perpetual cheer fin yeur bouse. We want to put thorn in the Bomes of 10,000 persona beforo Christinas. If you can only buy one brok wo recoma _ . Robinson Crusoe, if you buy two, add Pil- f ???im???s Progress. Ifthrco, add Children of the bbey. If four, add Scottish Chiefs. If five, add Swiss Family Robinson, or Last of the Mohieans. Order at erne. u our edition I* limited .ad the demand will b. great. Addroo* THE CONSTITUTION. Kola lhl?????If you era In Atlanta or baa. a friend her. who can take tb. book, at our of. See, w. will Uko OO CUNTS BACK For tha book*, a. wo tare tbo poitajo, which !??? 10 centa. wlrau ordered by mail our charge it 10 canto. lTLANTAroir, Dg( KMB*B 0,1101. START YOU A LIBRARY, Nothing la 10 d.llf hllul In a home u a library Nothing ??o much bc.pe.ka refinement nnnd Uriel ligciKW.. Hood book a hare ??arc<! aa many lioya from rlcloua waya aa nrhooli have out done. Kerry lather and every mother ahould provide Ihetrbomowltha library. Wo Oder at heap and good way Into which to brglno library. Tbifbooka adored In Tttr. Oonamc Trim library for co ccntr each over our counlcr, or tVeenlip??tpald,oro ataudordaud cjamle hooka. The leu hooka coating pi over our cannier or 07 by prat, will motet library ol ncrorondlag plotmtro and rnlertalnment lluy ono ot Ibcio hooka and atari you a library. You will never ragret Hi Tttr good itenra ia now given that tha terrt' ble plague by which the mountain oountlea of Virginia have been devaaUtol, la on tha decrcMe,' In one county 300 death! mulled. A vaavci.ta from the wild amt hai created a atniallou In Uurmy county by tha dlooJV cry ot rich mines of geld, which giro art' deacoof haring been worked by ItoSolo and biaman. Tnr dtclalon of tb. Knglloh Jmlgea, yealsr* day, In bolding the Mlgnone cannibal, aa guilty of murdar, la Urnoly In 1U nature, tl the principle wai one. admitted Ural can nlhalliitt wouldbaeondoned In the presence of pnl mr.rg.ney, tb. eating of hnmio llcth would Mon bMom. oonrmon among brutal ml lore. ^ _ . brxiioa Loren declares truly that tb. ???OoUi doe. not regard tha election of Mr. L1.vil.nd aa a aecllonal triumph, but morely aa tb. triumph of principle, of goreromont under which her people can one. more fowl at home In the union. II. augg??U that tb. lar lit .rtformrra and protectloutata may y??t find U adrlaabla to meet on middle ground. Jfntn. your tuUciyittuM pnimftt), so ru not to wiee ?? copy. Our Christmas Presents. W.oBhr the follow CHRISTMAS PRESENTS lo oar teaderv and 10 thoae who wl.h to bevomo aubaertheri: lot.-TIIK CONSTITUTION itself. No belter <???hrtitu>aa Promt ran be given then a receipt lor TUB CONSTITUTION ler one yur II wUI go every week ol tbe year and b?? a couauat re minder ol Urn giver. M -TUI BOOKS IN OP* CONSTITUTION LIBRARY. Kltktr of there will make a aplendld intent. Kach owe own TO emu. amt pwtpoM lo any addwtre, Kordered by eubecribert. We it 111 rend TM CONSTITUTION one year HI. J5) AND XITDU ONE lOFTBm BOOKS (h)curia) FOR ???I'BO Sd-OIT. WATF.RBIT.Y WATCH. We will oeud there Walebn with TON < ONSTITCTtOB ???? year lor W3.no. To persona who are already aabocifbare are will ocod the Watch lor w*.tw. Tbia muka a anperb prarent. Koch Welch la perked In ataUodlnet boa urlib lull direction.. It la a perfect time-keeper. THUS PRESENTS ARE ALL OOOD. Tbe peper. the hooka, the watch are all |Mt aa nooiamttided. THEY ARK THE BEaT. jiiritt. nee b coming! There ore tbe !*-t > brfitraa* Present, Uut can h. bought lor double the money. flit jra/vr may Warn! pm Ui . eptrimm copy. lj to, read it. Judgr it oo iu Mrr.lt .tod si.tr *rr it for it. It emtit fl.2S?? ytor to ri??yl< ltd- ecriWra???11.00 tack ora ticks r/jiet, or HO/tr 11 jrtfrrt- It It Ot Urjnt, lot, ckteptd poftr printed. Get vp a tliA or tab U ywnet/. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. 'I he last annual meamge of President Ar 11. nr, and happily, tb. list message which will t var be reed liefore congress from a re publican president, will be found In full in Tiik L'orcuiTt Tio.' of to-day. 7he rnr stnge opens by referring to the fact that lire people hare just parsed through the exciting work of electing a now president, and commends the good disposition mini- haled during Ike few days of au??psno??-lo which they were eubjected by the attempt of. Mr. lllalne to find a technicality u|>on which to rene the will of tbe people. He renewi hli prcvloineppeele for such legislation nr. will wipe out tbe heavy surplus of mohoya galh ered by tbe lax collector, while lsbor end tbe capital Invested ahould still ha sufficient ly protected. Tbe Mormon question is touched upon, oh also tbe necessity for lie creased armaments, an improved navy, a re juvenated merchant marine and a general, building np of tbe country, all of which will be provided for at the proper time by the men whom the people, have elected for tho express work of repairing tbe ravages brought upon the country by republicanism. As this la the last message of Mr, Arthur, it it but proper lo slate that It la dignified in tone, conservative In suggestion, and a creditable document when viewed as a bus iness paper. Mr. Arthur avoids all appear ance of partisanship, and this appears to great advantage beside hi: republican prode crsiora In ofilce. THB EPIDEMIC IN THE WEST. It turns out that tbe ghastly accounts which have been printed In the papers from the jilnguc stricken districts of eastern Ken tucky and western Virginia are nut the In ventions of the Hon. Joseph Mnlbatton. The Courler-Jonrnal Iras tent one of its stair cor- respondents, Mr. George W. Ilurrouglrs, to tho stricken'neighborhoods, and he sends back a horrible atory of elckneas, siillering and dralli. The Infected aecilon la not reach ed by telegraph lines, rind this fact accounbr for the disconnected hints and rumors tbit have been received In regard to tbe condi tion of things. The Infected section embraces portions ot several counties in western Virginia aiid eastern Kentucky, sud tbe Information gath ered by the Courier-Journal???s correspondent la very Interesting. The disease, which Is an aggravated and very fatal form of fiux, began about six weaks ago, In I .etcher county, Jo, eph Day, a brother ot tha county judge, bo- lug the lint victim. He lives on I???oor Fork about fifteen miles from YYhllesburg, and was taken 111 when a short distance from home. Jfe was first sslzed with griping pains, and In a flw moments was paralysed to completely that be bad to be carried to tbe bouse. The griping was followed by a bloody and weakening diarrhea, and In a few hours ha was a dead man. From this point tbo disease spread with great rapidity, and It now extends over a territory embrac ing about one-half, of the north portion of Wise county, Virginia, the northeastern por tion of lee county, Virginia, the entire county of I.etcher, In Kentucky, the upper edge of Harlan county, the southwestern part of.Knntt, tbe aouthwestern part of Dike and Iba southwestern portion of Leslie. This embraces a territory about sevonty miles wide by eighty miles In longtlr. The disease rum Its course in about two days, and It generally provra fatal. I n many Instances those attacked have died in a lew hours. The symptoms are griping palna in the stomach, violent flnx and hemorrhage ot the bowels, oftentimes total or partial paral ysis and an Interne;thirst. It la thought that mineral poisoning Is the real cause ot the epidemic. It is a well-known fact that Ure streams along which tha disease prevails find their btglunlng In the monntalnwamong rocks containing alkali, anenlles, and other poisonous minerals. Until recently no rain had fkllon for many wreeka, and Uie streams hsd nearly dried up. The water remaining, and which these jreople are forced to use,was, therefore, powerfully charged with thi poisons, and continued use of It resulted In tbe epidemic.' One peculiar feature of It is that It Is contagions, for when it once enters s family It lets none escape, and the Courier- Journal???s lorreepon,lent has been told of In stances where those who hare visited alllict- ed persons and have not tbemsalvea used the water, have contracted the disease. A disease similar (o this made lie appear ance In lire same section In 1MI, and as many of the symptoms dewribed are chole raic, to would be well for western communi ties to employ that wisest of all precautions ???sanitation. The cholera hat been sup pressed in l???atlt, and almost driven out of France by sanitary measures, and what has been done In Far Is can bo dona In any Amer ican city, provided prompt measures are ta ken. The wont feature of the Commercial Ga zette???s course Is the lack of room or excuse for II. Illras not even the lanie justification of campaign excitement or exigency. The campaign Is over. Tbe result It announced. It is settled beyond dispute, and good men In all sections have accepted It frankly, flat Mr. Halstead mult contlnuo to Howl. His personal disappointment and chagrin Is un conlrolable. With no excuse but his own impotent rage, be prints slandsr after slander against tbe people of a section, who, no met ier wbat comes, are part of the common coun try and will remain ao. Tbe Ion of the 1st consulship that, It Ur, lllalne bad been elected, might have checked Iho decline of this once chipper Journallet, and provided him the competency he seems to be fast losing tha ability to command In bia profession, has brought on the south a volume of abuse that tbe campaign did not Inspire in its most critical moment. If Mr. Hulatead can stand it???U Ur, Klchard Smith 'will eland It???and If tbe merchants of Cin cinnati want to stand it; and they doubtless do not, we will try to worry along ourselves. CINCINNATI AMD ITS INCENDIARY PA* PER. The Merchant Traveller, a paper printed in Cincinnati, hai in Its lost isaue letters Irom severe! Cincinnati drummers who complain that they cannot sell goods In (he aouth, be cause of the elaudcrt printed In the i higta- unit Commercial Gazette on the aouthern people. We are not surprised at this. We exunot wonder that when tha Ciucinnati drummer enters a southern store In which be finds the editorials from the Cincinnati Gazette posted on the desk, he finds the merchant disin clined to send an order to the city In which that peperit printed and supported. In an swer to tha complaints ot the business men ot Cincinnati who find their commercial in terests injured by his vlfilgnt and,autragaous conduct, Mr. Murat Halstead says he has tbe right to have his opinions, ami to print them. That ia true. Unless Mr. tliehard fndlb, touched through the pocket nerve, interfens sad restrain* his fat-witted and fusions partner, than is no law lo prevent bis printing slanders on the south. But, on the other band, than la no law to force people to buy goods of the men who ???upport Mr. Halstead???s paper. Taey have the right to select tbe people with whom they will trad*. And they certainly will not bs quick to accept tha Invitation extended them through tbe columns of a paper that wan tonly and slanderensly {denounces them av Mrasrini and thieves. OUR WATERBURY WATCH. TlieWtUrbury wntch wo offer to out readers Is a miracle ol cheapness and excellence. Tbe lowest price at which tire watch can be bought anywhere, la ft 00. For 13 SO we will send Iho watch, peat-paid, and Tire Wrtsr.v Cosairru- TIOX one year. For .M M wc will send tho watch In a ssllu-llocd caso-a bright, strong nickel- plated pretty chela and Tns IVcsxr.v one year. Each year???s experience only strengthens our conviction aa to the value ol the Watcrbury watch. Though it la cheap enough to bo brought wltbln the reach of every one. It 1* aubataatUlly and accurately made, being os reliable a ttme-kcepcr as more expensive watches, and lo thoaveragemaa who has tny work to do, a safer watch to carry about with him. No man who carries a Watcrbury watch Is ever killed and robbed for it. If It Is lost It can be re placed at little cost If It Is brokcu It er a be re paired for llttlo or nothing. It Isbot so cosily damaged as ora others. At tho gin It Is worth all others; In tho bouse. In the field, anywhere, tho Watcrbury la the best time-piece to use, G. V. Wilson, Loyd P. O., Rapid???-: parish, La., writes: ???Tbo watch cama promptly to hsd; It started Itself and has been running well crcralnco, I am pleased with It and thluk It Just aa good aa tbooo that cost fa." P. 8. Early, Postmaster, Mtna, X. G??? writes: Watch came to hand aaloly and In good order. It keeps perfect time, running exactly with a very Due clock of mine. As a thnokoeper It Is Just as good aa a ISO watch. It la all that I could atk.??? Remember that for 13 M we will fond yon the wetch and chain and Tna Wxaxr.v Conemurtox for one year. Thus you get tho watch and chain for 13.40. Here fa an Inducement auch as no otbor paper bee ever ofl???ered. Bond your orders In promptly, aa this extraordinary offer Is only mode lor a abort time. TROUBLES OF THB BLAINIAC8. There la great trouble In tb* uilnd* of the Blaine editor* over tbe result of the election, and the; are still worrying themselves over the condition of thing* in the south. Well, tt li a pit; (boat tbe south, bat the loath proposes to telco care of itself now as it has heretofore, and it proposes-also to toko an energetic bond In taking core of the root of tbe country. Tbe south forms a very largo chunk of Uie union???It I* a solid chunk, and a nice chunk, and it la a very actlvo chunk. There ares great many things In this section that are not satisfactory to tbe Blalae editor.*, but really wo don???t know what they are going to do about 1L If we beg them to bava a little patience they howl; If wecrack a joke at thrm they howl; and If we say nothing they bowb We appreciate the Coot that their feelings are hurt, but It Is Impossible to see bow they can heal tho hurt by howling. Not that their bowling displeases tie. On tho contrary, quite tho reverse. It ts music In onr hungry ears. We have been waiting for tho Joylul round for twenty yean, and If wo could add to the walling*, no opportunity Would bo lost- Tho coutolelion is that tbe howling will go on no matter what we say, and Ilia knowledge of this tact gives us an excuse for jogging along In the old, good hu mored way. Tba latest difllculty with the Blaine organs we find chronicled In Editor Charles Emory i-'ralth???s Philadelphia l???resx It Is as follows; Another colored exodus Irom South Carolina la underway. Largo numbers ol tha blacks haro started already tor California and Iho autes west of tha Mississippi, and an immigration ou a large scale appears to be Imminent, The southern Jem acrallc editors wrlto glibly ol the contentment and prosperity ol the colored race, and democrat ic papers Print columns ol Interviews with south, era statesmen predicting that tho negro will soon discover that the democrats, and not tho republi cans, arc bla best friends. But somehow, the col ored man Isn???t convinced. The little loile he has doesn't prove to hint that tbo sauo men who once held him In alavery, and qply relinquished their bold upou him at the point of the bayonet, and hero since shot and counted him out ol bis politi cal rights, hare his interests much at heart. Now, no doubt tbo Prose looks on this a* a very end ifato of things, and Its editor would probably hove no hesitation In taking (be aland and iwcarlng with tho usual violence of a Itlalnlac that it la the result of the elec tion of a democratic president. In regard to this we ahell not argue. Wo know nothing ol the alleged exodus from Sorih Carol In*, and core a great deed less than wo know; but wo are willing logo ur'er aa the editor ol tbe Prea In recognising facts. We have written iperhaps??????glibly") of the content ment and comparative prosperity of the ne groes of the south, end tve bare gone???out of our way somewhat to assure them that th-y have nothing more to fear from e JemorratL- tban from a republican administration. But recent developments In Atlanta show that there Isa class of ni^ro nulconlanla who are ready lo bulldb.-.a and maltreat those of their own race who desire lo cultivate friend ly and peaceable relation* between tbe races. It !??? probably this clssa that U preparing to (migrate from South Carolina,and we should he glad to chronicle tbe fact that the urns class was preparing to emigrate from Geor gia, and especially front Atlanta. We urge emigration upon these mol con- tents. It la tho best thing they con do, for if they stay where they are and continue to ex hibit a lawless spirit they will get themselves Into very serious trouble, Thera la no doubt about that. A democratic president has been oleetoJ, and bis administration will bt democratic. When bla term Is out anothec democratic president will bo elected. Tba country ii sefrly democratic, and will l>?? eo for a quar ter of a century, poesibly longer. The ne wel! as the Blelniacs, will have to make the most of tbrae things. Asa rale the negroes who betray a desire to emigrate are tho very ones that o ught to emigrate. Evan alter the exodue tbe country will be safe. LADY CLERKS FOR THE HOUSE. Tnesaygcstloa of tbs Hon. H. V. Colvin on yes terday Ibat Clerk of the Boose Bardin employ fe male clerks in bis cngroolng rooms, swept the home Uke a utoini. It lea novel departure, but one In tbo right direction. It furnishes a pleasant and profltablecmployment for women, and ibis every man will rejoli???c to sec. The fortunes of. war left thousands of onr women widows or orphans, poor and helpless. Many of the*o were railed In luxury and were therefore unable to ftruyglc successfully with the new order of tilled*. There Is no philanthropy broader and wiser lbau that which furnishes these brave and desolate women with honorable employment, and lift* them from privation, or wbat la worse lo proud women, dependence on tbe cold world. DON???T STOP YOUR PAPER. The crops In certain soctlons are short and many fanners wUlthlnk of economizing for toe coming year. A good weekly paper la tbe cheapest thing that kora Into a fanner???s home, finch a paper as Tna CoasTircTiox at tl (theclnb rate) Is tiro cheapest newspaper in the world. It Is a luxury, * comfort, osccatdlf. Its weekly visit carries tbo news ol the busy world to tho farmer???* family. It smtura and ti.-tract* the children. It cheers and entertains tho wile and mother, It (Ires tho farmer his keta, tire progress of the world, politics and hnxl nan. The day Ural It arrives Is a bright day In the week. It coats lets than two cent* a week. Every time a hen clucks, the egg sho has laid will pay for the paper for tho week. A postage stamp will pay lor 1L It Is the cheapest tiling you can buy. In cutting down expense* for tho year, don???t cut ofirTuECosmncnow. It will be more than ever necessary to you during tbo long winter evenings. It wilt pay for itself ten times over overy i So urn*- up your mind that Tua Cossnirn ono o' tbo necessities, as well as a luxury, uud send Iu your renewal. ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS. E.T. A., Hendersonville, N. c.: Is there any protaMIrt* that Mr. Conkling trill be elected sen ator hr m New York by a combination of de-no- cratsrnd republican-.. Will Mr. Itlalne bo return ed lo tho renato? It Is doubtful. Tbe democrat* appear to be willing, but fourteen bolting republican senator* winbencidoiUoclcctConklloB. As Mr. Evarti, Mr. Mo,ton, Mr. Pepcw, Governor Cornell ntul President Arthur are nil candidate* for the sous torehip there will not perhaps ho fourteen repub lican-v. bo will remain out of the patty caucus. There Is gcucrnl desire In New Y'ork, however, t seo Mr. t'onkling'a ability onco more omployed in publn life, and tho prise may fall to bla handi, 2. It Is understood that Mr. Blaine can bo elected without opposition to either the home or senate two years from now if be wishes it. Flton. Fort Gaines, Gt.: What Is Samuel J. Randall's age? How long has ha been In congress^ Can be lie gerrymandered out Ol his dstrlct? L Iinfty slx years. 2. Twenty-two yean. 3 No. Tho republican legislature has frequently tried this, and will try again In January; but the ???Tlints," of Philadelphia, discussing tho attempt, says; Mr. Esndsll would bo elected in a district with .'..0C0 republican majority. Ho cannot bo faeatcri.?????? J. B. 8., Birmingham, Ala.: How many times has Thomas A.llcudricki been elected governor of Indiana) Once. Ho waa defeated In 1M0 by neory S.Lnne, and In loot by Conrad Baker, ???.but waa elected In U12. gtrhM-riher, Greenville, 8. G.:???Ia it against tho tawlooan a person on a postal card through tho Y??s. It Is a misdemeanor,punishable by fins and Imprisonment. Inquirer, Anniston, Ala.; Who was tho lint negro minstrel? An actor named nerbert waa the flint to sing near* songs on tho stage. Ho painted his facowlth blctk paint, burnt cork being then unknown. K. W.C., Tine Log, Georgia: Flease answer tho following questions: 1. From what temperance association or at wbat other place can ono gat ataiiallra on tho liquor tragic.??? 2. Has uhlsky any heating qtulltln. or does It Jnst bcunorba person? How many states have carried tho prohibition law? 4. Hu this law reduced crime In thoao ttalea and oountlea that have adopted It? I. National Temperance society, New York. 2. Insmalldoeealtheatatbehlood. In large quanti ties H benumbs and renders a person more liable to free re. 1. Maine, Vermont, Kansas, Iowa, and local option prevail* in many other state*. 4. Yea, according to the statistics fnralihcd try tho tcmpcrence people. L. A. T., Columbus, Oa.: Who la entitled lo an Interest In tho surplus ol tbe fiomhern Mutual company ^ordered to bo divided by the court? 1. Everybody who p*hl lor a policy between July 1, larot.and May I, ISSL 2. Tho amount to be divided la 1342,000 minus tho lawyers??? fees of MO,- ???V0. This leaves tlhl.r-OO. It la said * careful rati- urala Show! that tbia will yield 3>i cant* ou; each dollar paid In. heard It wu not based on a rye field, Y???our Information Is correct. - Tbe rtrer Rye In Ayabire Is very shallow and abotly, a ??? d at certain seasons of the year the Scotch lassies ford It, Rob bio Baras and bla young friends used to hide on the hanks and when they saw * pretty maiden nadiil the river they would charge her. Having bolh hands full, holding her skirt* out of the water, the wu at Iho merry of the young gallant*. Thun It bappensd that many a girl wa* klncd ???Cornin??? Thro??? the Rye." Bofseman. Palatka, Fla.: What la???the blghrat jjrlcejmtafora horso In America, and for what Robert Bonner paid 110,COO lor' Maad 8, though Mr- Vanderbilt I* sold to have hcc* ofl???ered 3100,000 lor her. This ts tho highest price paid in this aurally. Mr. Itonncr paid 840.W0 tor Focahontu, and two New Yorker* paid HO.OOO lor the tamoa* racing stallion, Kentucky. There are several horeet that thin amount would not buy. B. L. D.. Fair P. 0., Ala.; !< a Georgia??? runted- into veteran who I* a clUsen ol Ala0v.ua, on- lied. If matmed In the war, to draw any .money Irom the state treunry ol Georgia? No, the tact that ho hu lost bis cUtxcuihtp In Georgia excludes him from the bcuefi t ol on; law. X Y , Athens. On.: 1. What It Blaine???s out- rial majority In llllnola and Iowa? 2. Will But- U-r'a popular Tote rscral fit. John'*? 3. Please live me the ofllclst Tula ol all too states. L In Illinois o'-.IAI over Cleveland, In lows 19,- tCJ- a fit. Jobn???a popular toio wu about lts,ajd Butler???a. ??. We bar* already publishet the tahlo. R. II.. Flowery Branch, Go.; It the Georgia Pa nne railroad running from Birmingham, Ala bama. lo Columbus Miialsalppl? NIL there Is still * gap of about forty mile*. Inquirer, Opelika, Ala.: It Jenny Mad dea-lt Madame Jenny Llud Goldschmidt la still living to England. HI? tl. Dalton. Go.; Is there anyway t* pro* since rain try artificial methods? Big fires and heavy expiations will do it some times. Among tho lut Inventions reportel from Australia i* a rutcMne for producing rain atom*. It ft to tended to force onto supply from theclouds during a period ol drouth. 1 he apparatus!* lathe form of a balloon, It to bo sent Into thoclou to, and when tkcre the dynamite ia to he find ty a wire connecting It with the earth. A trial ol this novel cootrlransw I* to be liven upon tho dry dbtrn-ti d New South Wain. arrfvr (me of TBK COXSTITUHOV Mnrry l.Ut. Oufy T* cento, Srv nafsw (toreAcre. DRESS IN OTHER DAYS! I s XL T.,Gtiffin. Ho* .lid our poiU! *ytUm crglojjc. 2n tbe jear lfct? an set ??-&?? paved by tbe VIr* gtoi* ufcmbiy, Kiting forth ?? royal p*unt grant- cUtoTbcauui N<ale, to publish a p??t in fie A tec*lean colonic* for tbe iranipotiiioa oi letter* ci:d j-at let* at ????cb ntc* ta tbe planter* ahonLl ???gne lo giro. Tbac< t author!;*! rate* of patlage. ard tbo ??i tablhbterrt of apo*toft???. ** la every town la Ike colony. Other uolonict pa<*c??l similar act*, ???>*! a colonial pcatoUo* ??yu??B, very limited and la perfect,*aa catahUabad uodmfik'fpaicnt. Thi* was the beginning of the postal cyatem In this ewaftr. The Fancies of Fashion* and the FolUea of ISrnre Slen -nnd Fair Women. From tbo Chicago Times. Far back a?? the day* of Cawcer small waist* were considered graceful, end in the fourteenth ccn- tury the Emperor Joseph of Austria isiued an edict aguIcH stays for ladies. Allcorsets in nnn- neika and cstnblkbmenU where* girl* were c<!u?? rated were forbidden, and tbe church was also required to picach against the u*c of stays or cor- ictr. The emperor was so opposed to tight lacJog that proclamations and orations were lamed against the custom. But what i< an emperor ???gaintt a woman who determines that she will bare a tiny wafst at nuy cost Catherine do Medlds disliked a large waist, and it may amu??e some lady reader to know her stnudarJ of beauty. It waa thirteen inebef, and If the waist exceeded that measurement It was considered fatally defec tive. Catherine dc Medici*, therefore, invented a atcel conct to confine rebellious, waists within those limits. Tho fancies of fashion have been almost unlimited, The subject is an endless one, lor the re Is no poniblc absurdity ladies???aye, and the pother sex???will not adopt If they fancy It Is the fksqion. Think of the Italian kills* with their red r.nd gold dust powder in the hair. They may be seen iu tbo picture* of the old Italian masters, and Cibber tells us iu one of bis comedies of a footman of the period ???unloop- fngbia hat to nave his powdered wig from the rain." We romplain sometimes of the extrava* Bailee of costume, but what is It compared to the bravery of the pa??t iu tbo matter of silk, sitiu, velvet, lacc and rlbbou, for in such brilliant gear (lid our forefatbcrH mingle iu tliu gay assemblies of tbe time. We laugh at tha cubs nnd collars of our youthful ???mashers." Kut there were mashers in other days, and very great swell* they were. The author, in his description* of the freaks of fashion tells tts hundreds of amusing anecdotes of the influence of costume and tho manner in which some of tbe greatest statesmen, authors, poet*, and others were effected by it. Ferliaps at period was ilrithh costume so ugly and un graceful es at the period oi the regency, ami the reason was that the continent was closed to Fig- 1 fob-ladies formany years, owing to the great of Napoleon. Some of tho advertisements of fashionable milliners of that day display perfect ly hideous Ideas ou tho subject of drets. I'rctty women must have been sadly puzzled lu those days, for the drestes were ugly enough to counter act tho utmost beauty of nature. Wo have an excellent description in Sir Walter Scott???a ??????Ivanlioc" of the kind of appearance the Saxon serf* presented. Feminine costume was at that time extremely simple. A long aklrt, with a Sorter loose robe over it au<l a veil or cloth wrap per round the head, completed the costumoofa lady. The gentlemen of the Norman period were certainly tbo smartest. In the daya of Ueury the First more latitude on the subject of dress was ad mitted; bat the rigid clerical censor* oi costume began to bo very bitter respecting the simple de corations the ladles wore, and tho adop tion of rings for tho can was thought by tho clergy profane; w hile the custom of allowing the hair to grow in flowing elusion over the shouldcn wa* set down as a temptation of the devil. In tho reign of the Third Ueury we find more graco and invention iu tbe costumes, and at tbe same time greater qvalnlncts. Hat* flopped over the back, boots were pointed, mantels began to be cut in fantastic pat terns, and the poorer clases began to adopt a form of ganufint which at a latter time developed into the smock frock still to be fcocn in rural districts. In tbo days of Richard tbo Second wc pereelvcgreai changes in the fashion*. Tho fall dress of the period must have made a lady resem ble some extraordinary bird, for tbo sleeves were exaggerated until they resembled enormous wings, and thoso sleeves or wings had strange tashc?? of colored cloth not altogether wanting in picturesque effect, while the boot* were pointed to such an extent that they had to bo fastened to the knee, Anne of Bohemia was responsible for tbe Introduction of some of these eccentric gar ments. In the reign of Henry the tilxth came the lofty lioadgcar for ladies, which looks so strange In tbo pictures of tho time. Tbo faahiouable Indy of those days hsd something Uke a burden ou her head, what with the high built up cap and long veil dangling from It nearly to her feet. The dresses ot Ueury the Fourth's time arc not without a certain grace of design, but tho hcaddrc5.se* o( the ladies were more lofty than ever. Wc can fancy tho troublo tbdr wearers must have had in a high wind. As wo como to a later period the costume* appea more familiar, tbo??o of Ueury the Eighth, tor lu stance. Then came the days of mighty hoops, and ladles of fashion resembled barrel* rather than anything human, Simplicity returned with James the First, and the costumo of tbo fair sex became quite demure and quakcrisb, breaking out at tho R-storatiou iifto a lsviih display ot col or and much greator fr?? cdoin In shape. When we come to the Georgian era, ugliness is supreme, for nothing could bo more momtrou* than the ap pearance of Mrs. Pritchard, the famous actrcis in the comedy of "The 8a*|4?? iou* Hiidund." The skirts must have been extended nearly flvo feet. Tho original picture by llaymau may be sconnt the Garrick club. Tho Maccaroulos, so often quizzed by the wits oi tho day, arc ot tbe timo of George tho Third, and droll enough tlioy are: but, for downright want of grace, wo mutt look to the fashions of the Rcgcucy- Concerning Faith Cures, In this age of clectri 2 girls and living skeletons, few people will be sstonfebed at auy freak of na ture. Remarkable occurrence*, entirely outside of tbe common run of events, are reported every day from various section* of the country, and In many instances they stand the test of Investigation. Among the strange occurrences may be men tioned tlie "ialth cures" which havi* been pub lished within tbe pa>t ftw mouths. Within cer tain limit* these faiUi cures are worthy of cre dence. The mind 1* a great power. Its exerts at times u rein (.dial force beyoud anything that con be hod in the shape ot a physician's prescription Persons who posse** strong will and who firmly telieve that they will recover arc much more like ly to pull through a spell of ilekneas than tho weak, novelets creatures who glvo up indo- f pair at the approach of di*ca>e. This will power txeru Itself with almost superhuman effect when the patient believes that bts prayer for relief has been an-wered. In >uch casts cure*, take place which appear miraculous. Without dfocu???-Iug faith cure- irom a religion* (tandpolnt, it is >udleicntly encouraging to <*y that tboy demonstrate in a wonderful degree the power of the human will. They teach iw the importance of preserving a i Pitiful, confident frame of mind. Such a men tal stetc cannot be railed upon to effect a cure when a chronic disease becomes Jcgg|y seated cr when the vital organ> have been fffehed but it m*y act ??s a preventive. It will not always ac complish wonders, but it will do much tonro- Ung life and ward of! sickncs??. This mental con dition stands back of a!! ike alleged faith cure*, and it fa a condition worth cultivating by all. TEMPERANCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Tho Prohibitionist# Renewing Their War Agnlnat the Liquor Truffle, Columbia, S. C., December 3.???[Special.]???The prohibitionist* in this city have begun a warfare ???galust tbe liquor trafllcwhlcb they will prosecute relentlessly ontii the evil Is abated or suppreated. Their initiatory movo was to submit to the alder men of tbe city a petition, containing nearly three buudred names, praying tbe eoancll to order an election to determine whether or not liquor li censes should be granted. Tho law on the subject imj-oHs a iraudatory obligation on tbo city coun cil, compelling them to order an election upou tbe written request of one-fifth of the voters of sti?h municipality. Tho statute provides that such diction shall bo held about Desember 1st. A tho last meeting ot tba city coun cil a petition, in due form, way presented. The council failed to comply.wlth tho requested several prominent tcmpcranco workers appoared before the supreme court to sue out a mandamus compelling the a'.dcrmanie board toordcr the elec tion. The court came to tbo rcscua, and an elec tion based on the issue of ,l llconso"or "110 li cense" will occur for tho first timo in thi* city some time during this mouth. Colombia is em phatically a "wet" city. It will bo abont tbe lost place in the stete to go "dry." Bat tbo hopeful prohibltionfots, despite this disconragiug condition of affair*, are not dismayed, and they will continue their fight' until they sue rood iu ( suiting out the liquor traffic. The temperance movement is making some progress in SontU'Caro- lint and eventually It may Uinmph. $165 IN GOLD PRIZES TO OUR AGENTS. Wc hereby offer the following prizes to agunti at work for the Weekly Cohstitutiok. 1st. ISO Iu Gold for tho largest number of *u!??- fcrlbersicntln to the Weekly Conimrnriox by thoHtoi June, ISM. I'd. &:>] In gold for the second largest number sent In l??y Juno 1st, 1S&3. 2d. 11 o in gold for tho third largest number sout in hyJunel.st, 1SS5. ith. $10 in gold for tho fourth largest number scut in by June 1st, 1883. Any man or woman living anywhere, can enter forthc.sc prizes by simply dropping us a postal, and giving name ant address and statin? that they wfoh to compete for the prizes. Every name lent In, will be credited to the partysendfugit??? and on June lit, the prizes will be awarded to those having the largest lists. SPECIAL PRIZES OUT OF GEORGIA AGENTS. We ufoo offer the following prizes for agents who nro living outside of tho state of Georgia???consid ering it probable that Georgia clubs may be larger than these irom any other state. 1st. $23 in gold for tho largest number of sub* tctifccrs teut In by Jane 1st, I8S5. I'd. $!.*??? in gold for tho hugest number of sub- st ribers sent in by Jana 1st, 1883. ' :'d. 510 in gold for the largest list sent in by June 1st, 1883. Agents who compete for these prizes will also V permitted to compete for tho prizes open to all agent*. Our Special December Prizes, IVo also offer tbo followfaf prlaea for tho month of December. 1*L 87.50 f n (old (or the largest number ol sub scribers sent In daring tbe month ot December. 2d. 83 In gold far tbe next Mrgest llat, sent In during December. 12.50 to gold for tbo third largest uumWor subscribers sent In during December. 1 Names of subscribers for tbo December prises mast be tent to ao as to reach this ofilce b, the last day of December. Forties who eont.-st for the December prise, can a!ao contest for the gen eral prises, all aubscriben sent will fie credited on the general list. SPECIAL NOTICElb COMPETITORS. 1st, Vour name will not bo entered for tlia prizes unless yon write on to do ao. *<1, Knniw can Vis sent In nt any time nnd In any ftumber nnd will be added Co your list. 8d, Yon ran compete for tho monthly prize*, nnd also for thn general prize*. Wo ehnll offer prize* for each month. Write ???I want to try for the December prixao (or whatever month It may be) and for the gen eral prizes. It yon llvo out of the atate add, ???nnd also for the oat of Uwargla price." 4tb. Our travelling agents will not be al lowed to compete for auy prize. They will all be left entirely to oar local agents, nth. The prizes will be paid immediately at tlio close of each mouth, and the general prizes on Jnne let 1888, Oth. Keep n list of tho names yon send na so that If thero is any mistake In your nmonnt it can he made plain. It w ill bo well also to pat opposite each name the data it woe sent, NOW WON???T YOU TAKE HOLD? You ought to get one of these prizes! They will l??c offered monthly, and small li*t?? frequently net them. We have so manya;cnu that cone can send In very large list*. Your chances arc as good az anybody's. We fnrnfoh you a paper that it is a pleauire to work for. It is the cheapest, largest and belt paper ??? in America. Every snbaerlb* r yon induce to uke it will thank you for do log so. Wc distributed several hundred dollars in gold last year, and to the satisfaction of all concerned. Wc will do the *ame next year. Come 1n and get one of three prizes. Send for our sgent???s circnlars. Send lor specimen copies. It l- pleasant, light work for men or women. Send in your names. Address Tna Covsmvrtoy. Women on Klortcbick. Frcm Be Ro*??fg*>'?? Handbook. A woman should -it on a horse thu??: The head straight, tcry turning upon the -boulder* fa any direction without involving it movement cf the tody. Tbe ey*s fixed straight to the front, look- Its i-??t srri a the hone's ear*, and always tho tilreo- ti* n in which he is going. TUc upper part of tnc ml; ????y. flexible and itnifbt. Tbelower part of tho body firm, without stiff i cia. The fhculd.-n well lock cud ou tbe same lice. Ti e art*.- falling naturally. The forcara The wrist* on a level with the elbows. The reir* herd In toeb band. The finger* firmly cN ?td, la* in? each other, with tbe thumbs exten ded on the *nds of the lines. The right foot Ml- Ira naturally on tbe pommel of the saddle, tha left f(* t in the atlirup without Iranir.j on It.'The tan??/the rishttar between the kite and the hip Pint thr.aM be turned on its outer ???* richt aide, and should prera thronghont it* Ungtn on tbezaddla. The koto should, m Ueir refractive position*, be eonUausily *n contact withe nt an axeeptfen. The lower or ooribW K tof the bg plan open the hamcrab'.e at the ???joint, tha ad* exception being whan the rt^rrkc. to ihotrot, at which time tha upper lartoi the leg leave* the scddie. A Kindness That t:??au Nothing. Do you want to do your neighbors or acqtuln* ar.ee a klnducz* that cost you nothing? Then send us six name* on a postal card, with Ihepoatofficeof each, au<i we will send to each name a specimen copy of Thb Conitxtutiox. It will give esch of them a weeks reading free. Select your friends acywbvre m America. If yon have a distant friend, or son or .laughter, or other relative, tcud their name* and uoRtofficet ou a pos tal card and we will send th??* paper. Wc want to yulTux Weekly Ooxstitctiox fn the hands cf good people en*ry where. Send in tht IN RtTURN FOR THf COMPLIMENT. 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